# Ivy Mak

> Visual Designer

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ivymak

I see graphic design as the perfect way to communicate ideas. I grew up in Hong Kong and studied graphic design in San Francisco. Derived from living in two cultures, I learned the most simple way to express my idea to people with different backgrounds via Graphic Design. My Design motto is to create designs that are simple enough but yet able to deliever the most important message to the user.

see http://www.ivymak.com for online portfolio

Specialties: Branding and identity, Web Design, Packaging, Ads, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Fireworks, OmniGraffle

## Work Experience
### UI Designer @ Silver Spring Networks
Jan 2006 – Present
Focus on the UI design of the product to improve branding and user experience. In addition to mockups, icons, and graphic design, I also introduced Javascript and CSS toolkits to make web development more efficient.

### Creative Manager @ NextClick Media Inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006
At Next Click Media, our team work with the business development team to design web pages and marketing materials (Flash banners, marketing emails) for company’s products and clients.

### Freelancer @ I.M. Design
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006
My goal is to express ideas and deliver important messages to an audience. I helped LinkedIn Corporation, the biggest professional network company funded by Greylock and Sequoia Capital, to design HTML-based signatures and greeting cards. I also designed business card and letter head for a music company called Positive Knowledge.

### Visual Designer (Intern) @ LinkedIn Corporation
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005
At LinkedIn, I translate product requirements from the product team into visual components for specifications, and create user flows (site schematics or 'wireframes'). I am also responsible for production of graphical assets for web developments and productions.

### Product Designer @ Allied World Corp. Ltd.
Jan 2004 – Jan 2004
Working in Allied World provided me opportunties to communicate with different clients so as to create custom designs. During the year of 2004, I designed 50 watches and 70 straps.


## Education
### BFA in Graphic Design
California College of the Arts


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ivymak
- Portfolio: http://www.ivymak.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13